Éric Champ (born 8 June 1962 in

Toulon Toulon (, , ; , , ) is a city in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. Located on the French Riviera and the historical Provence, it is the prefecture of the Var (department), Var department. The Commune of Toulon h ...

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) is a French former

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player. He played as a flanker and as a number eight. Champ played all his career at RC Toulonnais, from 1979/80 to 1993/94. He won two French Championships, in 1986/87 and 1991/92. He had to leave competition after a serious injury. He had 42 caps for

, from 1985 to 1991, scoring 3 tries, 12 points in aggregate. He played all five games at the

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, when France lost in the final to

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by 29–9. He returned for the

1991 Rugby World Cup The 1991 Rugby World Cup () was the second edition of the Rugby World Cup, and was jointly hosted by England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and France: at the time, the five European countries who participated in the Six Nations Championship, Five Na ...

, playing four games. Champ played five times at the Five Nations Championship, from 1986 to 1990, being a winner in 1987, 1988 (shared with

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) and 1989. After finishing his playing career, Champ was president of RC Toulounnais. He also has been a rugby commentator for French television.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Champ, Eric 1962 births Living people French rugby union players 20th-century French sportsmen France international rugby union players Rugby union flankers Rugby union number eights RC Toulon players Sportspeople from Toulon Rugby union players from Var (department) 1987 Rugby World Cup players 1991 Rugby World Cup players